How To Install zynaddsubfx on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install zynaddsubfx on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is zynaddsubfx
zynaddsubfx is:
A real-time software synthesizer for Linux and Windows with many features, including polyphony, multi-timbral and microtonal capabilities. It includes randomness of some parameters, which makes warm sounds, like analogue synthesizers. It has system/insertion effects too, and much more.
There are three methods to install zynaddsubfx on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install zynaddsubfx Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install zynaddsubfx using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install zynaddsubfx
Install zynaddsubfx Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install zynaddsubfx using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install zynaddsubfx
Install zynaddsubfx Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install zynaddsubfx using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install zynaddsubfx
How To Uninstall zynaddsubfx on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the zynaddsubfx package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove zynaddsubfx
Uninstall zynaddsubfx And Its Dependencies
To uninstall zynaddsubfx and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove zynaddsubfx
Remove zynaddsubfx Configurations and Data
To remove zynaddsubfx configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge zynaddsubfx
Remove zynaddsubfx configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove zynaddsubfx configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge zynaddsubfx
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install zynaddsubfx package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
